Who's Braden Hale anyway? đź‘€
Oct 30, 2025 12:31 pm
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OMG!
I can’t believe I FINALLY get to make this very official announcement… Braden Hale is finally getting his book. It’s coming on February 26th, 2026… and you can pre-order it right now!
Want to know what you can expect from Braden and Hollie’s story?
He’s a swoony single dad. She’s a pediatric nurse. It’s a second chance romance, nearly a decade after life forced them apart.
Who IS Braden Hale?
If you’re scratching your head because you don’t know who Braden Hale is, allow me to introduce you to all the drama and angst of the Freaking Love trilogy. It all starts with a teen pregnancy for Maia and… Braden.
The plot thickens!
The trilogy follows five besties: Maia Barone, her *first* love and childhood sweetheart Braden Hale, brothers Vince and Nick Ardito, and Leigh Romero.
While book 1 focuses primarily on Maia’s teen pregnancy with side stories featuring other characters, books 2 and 3 continue that story while expanding on the other characters’ lives and the various love stories.
The end of the third book wraps up that time period in their lives, but the one plot line it teases for the future… Braden’s happily ever after.
Still with me?
I published the third book of the trilogy in May of 2022 with plans to release Braden’s book “soon”... that didn’t exactly go as planned. And as many of you know, his story has been highly requested.
If you’re interested in reading the trilogy, you can binge it now on Amazon/Kindle Unlimited. And when I say binge… let’s just say this trilogy includes a couple of dramatic cliffhangers (and one long happily ever after).
You don’t need to read the trilogy to read Braden’s book, but you’ll get more context for his story if you do. The trilogy must be read in order.
Please note… when you start the trilogy, if you don't fall in love with Braden right away, be patient with him. He has some growing and healing to do.
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How are you feeling? Are you excited? I can’t wait to tease so much more about this story and maybe share some more surprises to come!
Until next time, take care & happy reading! đź’–
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